AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42" ]* }6 O- J* o1 X8 X/ [2 o
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' J# F7 R% e+ b: m. J! g南太战场,澳洲水面舰队突袭特瑞布港口,与日军快速运输舰队遭遇,然而盟军拙劣的夜战水平使得损失1艘DD受创1艘CL,却未对日军舰队造成实质性伤害;天亮后,腊包尔飞来的裸奔陆攻空袭退回莫港直掩圈的澳洲水面舰队,在被击落数十架后,仅3架突防,但恐怖的日军妖人仍然命中CL一雷;事后从战报统计中发现,日军陆航损失陆攻50架
/ H8 J3 Q! q$ r7 s! g! n4 e大陆战场,国军第60军一部在云贵高原野地拦截了派遣军企图迂回贵阳的第11战车联队* n- e$ i1 }* A
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Terapo at 96,127, Range 8,000 Yards
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r, Q% y/ \& X! gJapanese Ships0 t' K$ t- J% O1 Y: ?. p6 i5 V
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire4 x2 k; }6 h# C/ ~, D
CM Tokiwa# G8 U# A4 B6 \% A/ t% i
CM Okinoshima, Shell hits 2, on fire; f2 g( ~ g7 H' H+ M2 A: u
CL Noshiro
. a! }0 h$ d0 H) G z- Q- d CL Abukuma
; U) s+ H& d, p CL Yubari, Shell hits 4, on fire
# @$ P0 e& ^5 B# b& Y3 y/ \- Y2 ] DD Urakaze
6 `1 q3 y2 C0 B& f5 |$ C a7 E5 w DD Hamakaze
: d# |. a7 R( T/ \, q DD Hatakaze
: K' v/ Q6 |, e DD Yunagi7 M! T1 X9 h# \4 \/ r
DMS W-9
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Allied Ships0 ~3 [2 b* f/ k( S! R, Q
CA Louisville
$ d9 I% w/ q7 }' b) [+ {& ]' P CA Pensacola8 `! y! R0 [1 a: D
CA Australia, Shell hits 2; f# }, ^+ S9 w; c& O3 o
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12 \# G2 t0 O+ {1 h8 O* m) \
CL Leander, Shell hits 11 ]- v) e' m5 v; g% H& e7 D3 M
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage+ f( Y2 v; Q4 Z
CL Perth
" p8 k: A" e/ ^ u7 C CL Concord
6 j$ @8 i4 D9 ]- ` DD Stuart
- i. z" x# e. O9 C" s7 e4 ] DD Voyager
, s4 {. r" I/ _) z* \( ]3 N DD Van Ghent$ d/ A; B, W% p) \+ o
DD Thracian
3 G9 @# r8 ]6 X7 d DD Crane, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. E8 ?, l/ G, T( ~" t5 H9 R# j DD Kilty# K8 B/ K( @* \% h( C7 v' n5 X- t/ F* K
DD La Triomphant0 W, t# c, ]4 B$ A3 C
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130# {. H( R* ]; [( q; K
2 N! U+ A% F& ~ WWeather in hex: Clear sky6 Q2 a' g1 p0 g; N% h9 _ s
+ v' h$ C. u: _' Q W8 [; QRaid detected at 104 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
. R2 P [/ E# }6 L) bEstimated time to target is 36 minutes+ F: [+ _* a9 c" i4 S Z& S
) W2 s3 C/ z7 q" F" vJapanese aircraft
1 G3 O5 |8 e7 `: R& M6 U- J G4M1 Betty x 331 S9 q$ a2 y) s. f8 t, C
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Allied aircraft
$ Q' X% L/ ?7 Y7 p$ }& b: E Kittyhawk IA x 16& f7 G& o P9 A" T4 N+ V
P-40B Warhawk x 17* C+ v! D2 b" b7 O
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Japanese aircraft losses
: G6 ?- N$ M- u8 p, A G4M1 Betty: 16 destroyed/ k& }2 ^( Y2 e
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No Allied losses% P/ o/ n7 i2 N {
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Allied Ships
$ v+ l$ H+ A/ M8 ? CL Perth
9 I& \. d+ Y I CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage |